Staying on course to reach your performance goals is sometimes challenging, so making sure you don't get distracted or derailed is key to success. Follow these simple guidelines to help stay on course: 1. Thoughts need to match your goals. Many athletes complain to others or become critical of themselves when things don't go as … [Read more...]
Athletes Be Inspired: Nelson Mandela
It always seems impossible until it's done. -Nelson Mandela Be Inspired At times, athletes need to be inspired as a way to get through hard work and competition. At other times, they need inspiration to dig deeper and find a more spiritual place inside in order to perform well or excel at their sport. The words of Nelson … [Read more...]
Goals and Performance
“Only when someone is able to play without worrying about the results can he or she play without inhibition” -Rob Bell, Mental Toughness Training for Golf A lot has been written about the values of setting training and competing goals. Many years ago two researchers in industry, Edwin Locke and Gary Latham, wrote a book … [Read more...]
Achieving Goals
Achieving Goals:Does goal-setting really make a difference? It turns out that achieving goals is a function of a scientific term: Neuroplasticity. Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, who founded the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says, "We can shape our brains in ways that increase … [Read more...]
